I doubt it - they know people will continue to use other phone brands and it has been to Apples credit that they provide functionality with so many products (like almost every printer or camera) right out of the box.

Exactly. They're sometimes a bit slow supporting the brand new models, but compared to the nightmare on windows, iSync is a breath of fresh air when it comes to syncing a mobile phone.

i cant seriously imagine them dropping support for the models already in there. they MAY be less inclined to provide support for phones as quickly, but i imagine they are going to be going pretty well as they have. if they wanted hardware lockin, we'd have ADC v2 instead of DVI and DVI-DL on our video cards.

Let's not forget what happened when the iPod was released guys. iTunes previously supported third-party digital music players (Nike PSA & many Rio models to name a few), but that support was dropped upon release of the iPod.

I think Apple could well drop support for all other phones, maybe not right at the beginning, but at some point. And I don't blame them.

If I was running Apple, I would be trying to sell the lifestyle, just as they are. They offer, in my opinion, simply the best hardware and software out there, so personally, I'm more than happy to have all my digital needs catered for by Apple.

On the flip-side, you could argue that the iPod was entering a new market and Apple could therefore take advantage leading to their now dominance. Maybe the mobile phone market is too well established for Apple to grab by the horns... But then again Apple isn't just another big company, it's capable of doing the unthinkable. That's why I love 'em.

I think Apple could well drop support for all other phones, maybe not right at the beginning, but at some point. And I don't blame them.

If I was running Apple, I would be trying to sell the lifestyle, just as they are. They offer, in my opinion, simply the best hardware and software out there, so personally, I'm more than happy to have all my digital needs catered for by Apple.

Let's not forget what happened when the iPod was released guys. iTunes previously supported third-party digital music players (Nike PSA & many Rio models to name a few), but that support was dropped upon release of the iPod.

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It still does AFAIK (at least it did with version 4 for Mac) but no support for extra devices was added and the Windows version *only* supports the iPod.

Let's not forget what happened when the iPod was released guys. iTunes previously supported third-party digital music players (Nike PSA & many Rio models to name a few), but that support was dropped upon release of the iPod.

I think Apple could well drop support for all other phones, maybe not right at the beginning, but at some point. And I don't blame them.

If I was running Apple, I would be trying to sell the lifestyle, just as they are. They offer, in my opinion, simply the best hardware and software out there, so personally, I'm more than happy to have all my digital needs catered for by Apple.

On the flip-side, you could argue that the iPod was entering a new market and Apple could therefore take advantage leading to their now dominance. Maybe the mobile phone market is too well established for Apple to grab by the horns... But then again Apple isn't just another big company, it's capable of doing the unthinkable. That's why I love 'em.

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